Clooney's first recordings, in May 1946, were for Columbia Records. She sang with Tony Pastor's big band. Clooney continued working with the Pastor band until 1949, making her last recording with the band in May of that year and her first as a solo artist a month later, still for Columbia.
She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit Come On-a My House written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian (better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks), which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House", although she had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002. She was the aunt of Academy Award winning actor George Clooney; mother-in-law of singer Debby Boone; and sister to former television personality Nick Clooney. She was the ex-wife of Jose Ferrer; mother of actor Miguel Ferrer
Clooney was diagnosed with lung cancer at the end of 2001. Around this time, she gave her last concert, in Hawaii, backed by the Honolulu Symphony Pops; her last song was "God Bless America".
You'll Never Know
Rosemary Clooney Lyrics
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You'll never know just how much I care
And if I tried, I still couldn't hide my love for you
You ought to know, for haven't I told you so
A million or more times?
You went away and my heart went with you
I speak your name in my every prayer
I swear I don't know how
You'll never know if you don't know now
You'll never know if you don't know now
In Rosemary Clooney's song ‘You'll Never Know’, she sings about how much she misses and cares for someone who has left her. She says that even though she tries to conceal her love, she cannot as it is so overwhelming. She asks how many times she has to say that she loves this person before they believe it. She speaks this person's name in every prayer, and her heart goes with them wherever they go. She swears that she does not know any other way to prove her love for them if there is one. She concludes by saying that if this person does not know her love for them at this point, they may never know.
The song is a nostalgic ballad that is sung with heartfelt emotion, and it conveys a message of unrequited love. The lyrics are simple but poignant, and they serve to represent the feelings of countless people who have missed a loved one. The use of the phrase ‘You'll never know’ in the chorus amplifies the yearning in the song, and it's a poignant way of expressing the sorrow of unrequited love.
Line by Line Meaning
You'll never know just how much I miss you
I miss you more than you'll ever know
You'll never know just how much I care
I care for you more than you'll ever know
And if I tried, I still couldn't hide my love for you
Even if I tried to hide my love for you, I wouldn't be able to
You ought to know, for haven't I told you so
I've told you many times before, so you should know
A million or more times?
I've told you so many times that I've lost count
You went away and my heart went with you
My heart is with you even though you're gone
I speak your name in my every prayer
I mention your name in all of my prayers
If there is some other way to prove that I love you
I don't know how else to prove my love for you
I swear I don't know how
I honestly don't know how
You'll never know if you don't know now
If you don't know how I feel now, you'll never know
(You went away and my heart went with you
My heart is with you even though you're gone
I speak your name in my every prayer)
You're always on my mind and in my heart
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
hokori
It's not useless now, you just have to find the right tunes, they're out there, regardless what genre you like.
Hip hop: kendrick lamar, j cole etc
r&b: Jorja smith, snoh aalegra, H.E.R etc
country is going through a resurgence as we speak
rock may be on the down turn right now but it is effectively being merged into other genres like rock hip hop
classical is definitely being slept on right now, that being said avid music people keep it alive
lofi is a relatively new genre and it (believe it or not), has a lot of similarities with this song as well. Instead of wind instruments though, they often have samples that have a similar relaxed feel. And now that lofi has grown a good bit, people have started to sing over lofi as well.
if you aren't into lofi i suggest you listen to aruarian dance by nujabes, he is the father of the genre and even though it has no vocals the music speaks a lot more than you'd think.
etc etc etc etc. Whatever music you're into you just got to find it
PatrickJohn Petilo
I'm here because of the "Old man sings to his dying wife" video. Such a beautiful song. I'm 26 and listening to this song feels like I'm time travelling ❤
leg g
PatrickJohn Petilo omg yes😭
Lynne Forsyth
He died a few months later I believe...what am adorable couple x
Angel Sankey
same
Rio Note
@Lynne Forsyth yes, unfortunately the husband died first and then five days later his wife follow
sunny
same.. it made me cry :'(
Grace Costa
My precious husband who is in heaven now, sang this to me many times. I love it. And I miss him.❤️
Kizer Vonzinger
My Mom's favorite, She loved singing this song to Dad. They're both in Heaven now. Thanks for posting this song, It brings back beautiful memories for me. :-)
Noel Maldonado
KIZERVONZINGER I'm so sorry for your loss I hope u r ok
Frank Fezza
This song was so identified with World War 2 as young lovers yearn to be with each other....and a hope for the coming of peace...